...save a Excel file as Text file?

uses
  ComObj;

function ExcelSaveAsText(ExcelFile, TextFile: TFileName): Boolean;
const
  xlText = -4158;
var
  ExcelApp: OleVariant;
  vTemp1, vTemp2, vTemp3: OLEVariant;
begin
  Result := False;
  try
    ExcelApp := CreateOleObject('Excel.Application');
  except
    // Fehler beim öffnen von Excel...
    // Error occured...
    Exit;
  end;
  try
    ExcelApp.Workbooks.Open(ExcelFile);
    ExcelApp.DisplayAlerts := False;
    vTemp3 := False;
    vTemp2 := xlText;
    vTemp1 := TextFile;
    ExcelApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs(vTemp1, vTemp2, vTemp3);
    Result := True;
  finally
    ExcelApp.Quit;
    ExcelApp := Unassigned;
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  ExcelSaveAsText('C:\YouExcelFile.xls','C:\YourTextFile.txt');
end;

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